Elder Vino with his mom and dad

Tomorrow marks our sixth month anniversary on our mission.  One of our first assignments was to get Elder Vino, Rumesh Kumar Ramiah, into the mission field.  He will leave tomorrow to enter the MTC in Provo.  He has been called to serve in the California, Santa Rosa Mission.  He is so excited to  get going.  His parents are also excited to see him enter the mission field.  We are happy that our assignment in this area is complete.  Elder Meyers has worked hard to make sure everything is in order and runs smoothly as Vino leaves Sri Lanka for two years of service to the Lord.
We had a few hours this week to do a little sight seeing.  We went out to Beira Lake and walked around the Buddhist Temple on the lake and we also walked around the children's island.  It actually looked like lover's lane to us. We saw a lizard about three feet long on the island.  We thought the grandchildren might enjoy seeing a picture of it. After that we went to the large Buddhist Temple a few blocks away.  It also had a museum.  There was also a live elephant.  The elephant kept spraying water all over itself and everyone that was near.  It was nice to get out and see some of the beauties of the city.
We are healthy and happy that we are able to serve the Lord and His people here in Sri Lanka.

Live elephant

Monitor lizard

Bridge to Children's Park

Buddhist Island Temple

Buddhas at the museum

Buddha elephant draped with jewelry